1330 – Antipope Nicholas V, having obtained assurance of pardon, presents a confession of his sins to Pope John XXII, at Avignon, who absolved him
1795 – Curaçao slaves opponents returns to St Christopher
1814 – British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books (War of 1812)
1864 – Battle of Petersburg: Battle of Ream’s Station
1892 – British naval officer David Beatty is promoted to lieutenant
1910 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Newport, RI: William Larned beats Tom Bundy 6-1, 5-7, 6-0, 6-8, 6-1 for his 4th consecutive US singles title
1960 – XVII Summer Olympic Games open in Rome, Italy
1974 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
1976 – Yanks beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings
2012 – 330 people are killed as a result of conflict in the Syrian civil war